Merrell W H, Cripps A W, Clancy R
Aust Dent J. 1980 Apr;25(2):84-92. doi: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1980.tb03681.x.
This overview of the current state of knowledge of the immune system as it is relevant to the oral cavity in health and disease, is presented to illustrate the significance of immunology to the practice of dentistry. Thus immunological mechanisms contribute in a major way to the pathogenesis of the two most common dental disorders and it may be that the ultimate control of dental caries may be through manipulation of the mucosal immune apparatus. Future advances require a clearer and more quantitative analysis of oral mucosal immunity in relation to health and disease.
本文概述了免疫系统在健康和疾病状态下与口腔的相关性，旨在阐明免疫学对牙科实践的重要性。因此，免疫机制在两种最常见的牙科疾病发病机制中起主要作用，并且龋齿的最终控制可能通过对黏膜免疫机制的调控来实现。未来的进展需要对口腔黏膜免疫与健康和疾病的关系进行更清晰、更定量的分析。
